Validation of a 0D/1D computational code for the design of several kind of internal combustion engines

A code for computational simulation of internal combustion engines is presented. One- dimensional gas dynamics equations are used for model the flow through pipes and manifolds, and the remain- ing components in the engine (cylinders, valves, etc.) are modeled by using thermodynamic or 0D models. The numerical code developed is able to simulate spark- ignition and compression-ignition, two-stroke and four- stroke, multi-cylinder and multi-valve engines, natu- rally aspirated or turbo-charged, and different geome- tries of the combustion chamber. The code was im- plemented in the scripting language Python, which is a dynamic object-oriented programming language that offers strong support for integration with other lan- guages and tools. The numerical methods used in the discretization of the equations and implementation de- tails are presented. Several test cases are included in order to show the performance of the code.

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